Becoming a Surrogate Is an Act of Compassion

Choosing to become a surrogate is one of the most generous decisions a woman can make. It is an opportunity to help individuals and couples experience the joy of parenthood when they cannot carry a pregnancy on their own. For many surrogates, the journey is not just about carrying a pregnancy, it is about carrying hope for another family.

At Family Source Consultants, we believe surrogates deserve to feel informed, respected, and fully supported from the very first conversation through delivery and beyond.

What Is Gestational Surrogacy

Gestational surrogacy means that the surrogate carries a pregnancy created through IVF using an embryo that is not genetically related to her. The embryo comes from the intended parents or from an egg donor. While the surrogate does not share a genetic connection, her role is essential in bringing that child into the world.

This distinction allows surrogates to focus on supporting the pregnancy while helping another family grow in a meaningful and intentional way.

Who Becomes a Surrogate

Surrogates are everyday women who have already experienced pregnancy and want to use that experience to help someone else. Most surrogates have had at least one healthy pregnancy and delivery, are in good physical and emotional health, and have a stable home life with a strong support system.

Many surrogates describe feeling called to this journey after recognizing how fortunate they were to carry their own children. Others are motivated by empathy for those facing infertility or medical challenges. Every reason is personal and deeply respected.

What the Surrogacy Journey Looks Like

The surrogacy process begins with an application and screening process designed to protect your health and well being. This includes medical records review, psychological evaluation, and thoughtful conversations to ensure you feel comfortable and confident in your decision.

Once approved, you are matched with intended parents through a mutual matching process that values shared expectations, communication styles, and mutual respect. From there, legal agreements are completed, followed by medical preparation and embryo transfer at a fertility clinic.

Throughout the pregnancy, you receive ongoing medical care and consistent support from the Family Source Consultants team. You are never navigating the journey alone.

Support at Every Step

Surrogacy is a commitment, and support matters. Family Source Consultants coordinates communication with clinics and intended parents, answers questions as they arise, and checks in regularly to ensure you feel supported emotionally and practically.

Clear expectations, open communication, and advocacy for your needs are central to creating a positive surrogacy experience.

The Impact You Make

Surrogates change lives. By choosing to carry for another family, you help turn years of waiting and uncertainty into joy and possibility. While surrogates receive compensation for their time, commitment, and effort, many say the greatest reward is knowing they helped create a family.

The relationship built during a surrogacy journey often becomes a meaningful part of both the surrogate’s and the intended parents’ lives, long after the journey is complete.

Is Surrogacy Right for You

Becoming a surrogate is a personal decision that deserves careful consideration and honest guidance. Learning about the process, asking questions, and feeling supported are essential first steps.

If you are motivated by compassion, feel confident in your ability to carry a healthy pregnancy, and want to help another family experience parenthood, surrogacy may be the right path for you.

Ready to explore whether surrogacy is right for you.

Learn more about becoming a surrogate with Family Source Consultants!

Staci Swiderski, CEO and owner of Family Source Consultants, has been a prominent leader in reproductive medicine for over two decades. Through her strategic vision and dedication, she has developed Family Source Consultants into a globally recognized agency specializing in comprehensive egg donation and gestational surrogacy services. Under Staci’s leadership, the agency has become a trusted partner for intended parents, surrogates, and egg donors worldwide, known for its rigorous standards, compassionate support, and commitment to excellence in third-party reproduction.

Her professional insight is uniquely informed by her own family-building experiences. As an intended parent, Staci welcomed her son via gestational surrogacy in 2005, and as a known egg donor, she assisted an infertile couple in expanding their family. These experiences lend a rare depth to her leadership and have fueled her ongoing dedication to ethical, empathetic, and professional support within the field of reproductive medicine.